Asking And Giving Suggestion Or Advice

Dalam kehidupan sehari-hari kita akan menghadapi banyak masalah yang bervariasi. Terkadang kita tidak dapat menyelesaikan masalah kita sendiri sehingga kita membutuhkan saran dari orang lain. Orang Indonesia mudah saja minta saran kepada orang lain dengan bahasa Indonesia. Terus bagaimana di bahasa Inggris?

Asking and Giving Suggestion or Advice. In daily communication, we often suggest or advice someone for doing something. Suggestion is also called advice. Suggestion or advice Expression is the statement for giving suggest or advice to make someone better next time. For example, parents suggest or advice to their child, a friend advises to other friend or to us. It happens while someone has got bad condition or certain occasion.

We should know what expressions are usually used for asking and giving advice or suggestion. Here are some ways to ask and give advice or suggestion someone for doing something and also the ways to accept or reject suggestion.

Dalam bahasa Inggris dikenal asking and giving suggestion. Asking and giving suggestion adalah cara orang untuk mengexpresikan saran dalam bahasa Inggris. Asking suggestion (meminta saran) adalah cara seseorang menanyakan saran dalam bahasa Inggris ketika mempunyai masalah. Asking suggestion berupa pertanyaan.

Contoh Asking Suggestion:

· Do you have any ideas?

· Can you give me any suggestions to solve my problem?

· What should i do?

· Would you mind giving me any suggestions?

· Would you like to give me any advices?

Contoh giving suggestion:

· I suggest you to + verb 1 (I suggest you to go to doctor.)

· I advice you to + verb 1 (I advice you to breakfast before going to school.)

· You should + verb 1 (You should download greenday song.

Asking Suggestion or Advice

Do you have any suggestion for me?

Will you give me some suggestion, please?

Shall I come back later?

Any idea?

Where do you think I can get something nice?

Can you tell me what happened?

Please tell me what should I do? What would you advise us to do? Do you have any suggestions? What do you think I should do? What do you suggest? Would you like to…..? Shall we go…. ?

Giving Suggestion or Advice

You’d better….

You could (might)….

I suggest that you….

I recommend that you

You really should….

I strongly advise you to….

I think you should…. Maybe you should … Why do not you …

I’d like to suggest that ……. I advise ………. You should…….. It’s better for you ………….. You must ……… Perhaps you should lie down It’s best to …. You need/ought to Make sure you ….

Accepting Suggestion or Advice

That’s a good/nice/wonderful idea.

Yeah, sure.

Thank you. I’ll try that.

Why didn’t I think of that?

I think you’re right.

That’s sounds good.

Sure. I’ll do that.

Rejecting Suggestion or Advice

I don’t think so.

I tried that, but it didn’t work.

Thanks, but that won’t help because….

I don’t want to do that because….

That’s a good idea, but….

I’m afraid I can’t do that.

I think it can’t solve my problem.

Example in dialogue

Dialogue 1

Ramlan : Hi Renny , would you like to do something with me this weekend ? Renny : Sure . What shall we do ? Ramlan : I do not know . Do you have any ideas? Renny: Why do not we see a movie? Ramlan : That’s sounds good to me . Which movie shall we see? Renny: Let’s see “Iron Man 4”. Ramlan: I’d rather not. I do not like violent films. How about going to “Mad Doctor Brown“? I hear it’s quite a funny movie. Renny: OK. Let’s go see that. When is it on? Ramlan : It’s on at 8 o’clock at the Rex . Shall we have a bite to eat before the movie? Renny: Sure, that sounds great. What about going to that new Italian restaurant “Wong Jowo” ? Ramlan: Great idea ! Let ‘s meet there at six . Renny: OK . I’ll see you at “Wong Jowo” at six . Bye . Ramlan : Bye .

Dialogue 2

Lenny : Bayu, I’d like to study in a state university, but I’m worried I can’t pass entering test.

Bayu : Why not joining me for preparing the test in college?

Lenny : By the way, how much money does it cost for the college?

Bayu: Not more than a million rupiah yearly.

Lenny: Okay, I’ll consider it with my parents.

Dialogue 2

A: I have a task from my teacher. I must search a song in English. Do you have any ideas? B: It's okay. Let search in internet. A: I know, but what song must download? B: Greenday song in DOS album. That must be great. A: That's a good idea. Thanks for your advice. B: Never mind.

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